2006 Ford Five Hundred SE from North America - Comments

To the previous poster, I want to wish you the best of Luck with Ford's customer line. Those guys are the worst to deal with.

Wish I had done this research BEFORE I spent $350 at Brake Check replacing rear brake pads, 1 rear new rotor, 1 machined rear rotor! My brake problems occurred at 20,000 miles. Other than the brakes, the car has been great. It is roomy and comfortable, easy to drive.

I purchased a 2005 Ford 500 brand new. I started having problems while still under warranty. The dealership was of no help as they can't keep their mechanics. I talked directly to Ford and their reply was "Sorry". I had no choice, but to get rid of the car as I have to have a reliable car. Took a beating on my trade. I will never own another Ford. Ford doesn't care about their product or reputation. Ford will not even discuss problems and you do not have the right to ask for additional help. Once you call the help line you are given the solution they want and you can't get past the phone operator. Amazing that they can't figure out why the "foreign" car companies are succeeding.

I work for a fleet leasing company and can attest to the fact that no one stands behind their product like Ford. People tend to slander a vehicle due to the poor customer satisfaction they experienced at their local dealer. Most flat rate mechanics and writers at any dealer try to get out of possible warranty work, so they can beat-up the cash customers. All dealers (even the imports) do this; it's been this way since the beginning of flat rate.

The Ford 500 is a great car, and I'd love to have one. If anybody hates theirs so much, do yourself a favor and give it to me. Thanks.

I just replaced my rear brakes at 25000 miles on my 2005 five hundred. Someting is not right with this brake system.

I notice that most of you are saying that this happened with you 2005 Five Hundred. Did they address this issue for 2006?

I was just reading over one of the comments made about 2 years ago on the Ford 500. I too, have a 2006 Ford Five Hundred. Same thing, although my mileage is higher. Right rear brakes, popping noises under dash when the heat/air turned on and bubbles on the dash compartment. Mine is out of warranty now, so I guess I will have to replace the brakes myself.

I own a 2005 Ford 500, and yes I had the brakes replaced twice.

Water does build up in the passenger door frame, and the wipers make a bad grinding sound.

Today I went to drive my car, and it was dead except for a ticking sound under the steering wheel. The battery was not dead. We don't know what the problem is till Monday. I love my car. Just want it to work correctly.

My 06 500 problems are as follows:

- Engine tick from brand new. None of Ford's fixes have worked, and they now tell me that since I'm only 10 months until my lease is up, to not worry about it.

- Transmission suddenly jerks at random times. Ford technicians have not been able to see it happen, so won't offer any advice or help.

- Power window motors replaced.

- AC actuator replaced (when I complained about knocking sounds from under the dash every time the AC was turned on and off. Not sure what an actuator is)

- Temperature Control sensor replaced (when my AC would not shut off)

- Brakes machined 3 x under warranty after I fought and threatened legal action. Front and back rotors replaced under warranty too. It seems every 5,000 km, I have brake issues. I have 40,000 KILOMETERS (not miles) on this car now.

- Over 600 km in test drives by technicians. I am not impressed.

- Will I buy another Ford? I'm not supposed to say "no" because if so, Ford won't help me. But you can ask me in 10 months and I may have a different answer.

I don't blame Ford for a bad car because all makers have bad cars. I blame them for being bad to deal with.

I own a 2006 Ford 500 and I am dealing with a brake issue. I had the brake pads replaced while still under warranty because of the known issues that Ford was willing to fix as a warranty issue. Now at 42K on the car the brake pads are worn again and the rotors have been turned in an effort to get rid of a horrible squeal coming from the rear brakes. The mechanics seem a bit puzzled but a few days ago they showed me the caliper casing that had obvious silver fresh metal on metal marks near the clips where the brake pad fits into the housing. It was strange; even though they found this they gave me no real solution and put the parts back on my car saying they lubricated it. I drove maybe 30 miles and, you guessed it, the squeal is back. All I feel is that they put a band-aid on a problem in hopes that I would go away. I love the roominess of the car but the brakes are turning into a nightmare. And I had my dash cover replaced because of bubbling before 10k on the car. I bought it in December and as soon as it became hot the lid bubbled. That issue was resolved quickly and with good results. The Stereo system has been replaced twice and the third one seems to be working fine. I have my fingers crossed on that one. All in all I like the car; I just wish they would make sure all the bugs are out of the design before they put it out on the market.